"CW" wrote in message
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Has anyone checked out the new *contractor's* tablesaw from Ridgid? I saw
it today when I was at HD.

It looks like it's supposed to replace the old cast iron TS3650. Did I
mention it's GRANITE topped! (I'm a newbie, so I found that a tad
impressive...)
It's also got a new fence system & redesigned Herc-U-Lift. Didn't have
time to give it more than a passing look/see but one thing I did notice
was the top was already chipped.

Hmmmm....


What do you folks think; did they try to cut costs with the switch away from
C.I. or is it just too sexy for their saw (sorry 'bout that one.)? I don't
know what granite goes for so I could be waaay off. I noticed that the
table is a few inches shorter too. Is that in reference to the limit of
strength of granite? I'm glad that I have my 3650, bum arbor included!